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A P Leyland

@apleyland.bsky.social

Co-Host of Hey Kids, Comics, Amazing Spider-Man From The Beginning, and The Overlooked Dark Knight, reader of comics, watcher of old TV, first of his name.

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A P Leyland@apleyland.bsky.social · 7mo ago

Second tie-in book of the year, the late Peter David’s Wolverine novel, Election Day. I enjoyed the first half when Logan was Clint Eastwood, searching for a kidnapped child, more than the second half. Still a fun read.

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A P Leyland@apleyland.bsky.social · 12mo ago

As I reread CRIMINAL, I really start to think that secretly, this is Image Comics best book and it’s not even close. Granted, I haven’t read them all so what do I know. Anyway, The Last of the Innocents was a gem of a story. #comic

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A P Leyland@apleyland.bsky.social · last yr.

Took in an early screening of Fantastic Four First Steps and was pleasantly surprised. The cast are all great, they get the characters right, and embrace the nuttiness of the Jack Kirby comics from the ‘60s. Added bonus - you don’t have to do any homework AND they gave me a free badge. RESULT!

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A P Leyland@apleyland.bsky.social · last yr.

12 episodes into Hardcastle & McCormick and the car is in it a lot less than I remember but Brian Keith and Daniel Hugh Kelly are a really good double act. Cannell’s dialogue (or his writing team) is far funnier than people give it credit for.

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A P Leyland@apleyland.bsky.social · last yr.

The sun is blazing so an early start with dog walking, then coffee and comics. Picked this up on a whim as it’s an interesting premise - it’s a comic from within the film! This is really fun and sets up the movie well. It’s also made me more interested in the film.

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A P Leyland@apleyland.bsky.social · last yr.

Proof, if any were needed, that films are are much better than reality, in Heads Of State Idris Elba is the UK Prime Minister & John Cena is the US President. Both are attacked on Air Force One en route to a NATO conference. Far more entertaining than it has any right to be.

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A P Leyland@apleyland.bsky.social · last yr.

Kicked off a mini Danny Boyle season with Shallow Grave, his first film. Gloriously ‘90s nowadays, the 3 leads are all great as the most obnoxious flatmates anyone could ever want. The ending is more satisfying than logical but it was a magnificent calling card.

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A P Leyland@apleyland.bsky.social · last yr.

Despite being a child of the 80s and watching the cartoons and films, I’ve never read a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles comic. Read The Last Ronin and it’s really good. Comparisons to The Dark Knight are apt but you don’t really need to know a lot about the Turtles to get something out of this.

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A P Leyland@apleyland.bsky.social · last yr.

Geoff Johns and Bryan Hitch tell the story of Simon Pure, British redcoat turned immortal in the war of independence. Things get wild when he has to team up with an also immortal Benedict Arnold and a young Albert Einstein, to prevent the destruction of America! Surprisingly fun to read.

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A P Leyland@apleyland.bsky.social · last yr.

Today’s top TV/Film Tie-In is technically cheating as it was a book before a film but I’m having it. Very different to the Arnie movie, it’s currently being remade by Edgar Wright reportedly more faithfully to the novel. it’s a tense and fast paced read.

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